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Radiation-induced lung injury (RILI)

Last update 17/06/2026

A distinctive form of lung injury or damage which typically dominates in the radiation beam but may, at times, extend outside the radiation beam. Novel SBRT techniques tend to produce round-shaped densities that need be separated from cancer relapse or progression.

Causative drugs

Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases